RHODEY wrote:WargamesX wrote:ScienceOfLosing wrote:
I think they can get more for Murphy than our offer of an injured Mitch and ?
We better not be thinking of giving up Deuce.
possibly, but Healthy Mitch is not a joke and equal to Murphy in value, and honestly he might be worth much more.The two series we won against Cleveland and Philly he was arguably the second best player in both those series. Meanwhile, Murphy scored 11/7/2 in the playoffs. To put it in perspective, Hart scored 14/12/5 in about as many minutes and Mitch was more important than Hart in that series, because he is very assertive as a center and has shut down centers who people consistently think of as better than him.
Others have said it, but there is no real need to move Mitch besides the fact that I don't see him accepting being a backup Center for long and injury concerns. Murphy for Mitch is them taking advantage of the situation much more than the other way around.
Well said.
We need to keep Mitch imo. Come December we’ll be happy to have a strong, rim-protecting big. He’ll be great next to Towns and also a great option to give him a breather.
The injuries are a concern, but especially in that context, Murphy really is not the player we need. I like him a lot and he would have been my top choice had we not gone after Bridges - and maybe he would’ve been the better choice (not player) even, but we need Mitch more now.
I would trade Mitch for Sengun, but there is no plausible package for Houston‘s franchise player with Randle already gone. I’d also trade him for Stewart or Duren or maybe Paul Reed + Malik Beasley, but why does Detroit do it? I love browsing hoopshype‘s salary and roster charts in search of interesting ideas and found Toronto as trading partners for RJ - I just didn’t know if it was going to be Siakam or OG, then I looked at Brooklyn with Bridges and Cam Johnson and now Towns obviously with their glut at center and cap situation. However, there aren’t any interesting teams left outside of Houston, Orlando and Detroit really. Indiana won’t trade us Turner anymore. Ayton is too pricey. Washington has already dealt Gafford. Charlotte would want McBride and I don’t like it. Atlanta would not trade Capela for an injured Mitch, would they? We would have to throw in 8 million in fillers too. Same with Vucevic and while I love him as a player, he is not the defender we need next to Towns, to put it mildly. Mitch is our best choice. It is what it is.
We don’t have many options outside of hoping for Mitch to be healthy and let’s be clear: he is a very serviceable center if he plays.
Edit: And just as I say that, my favorite for our job has signed an extension with Orlando.
RIP mags
